In Manchester, groundbreaking economics courses are giving locals the means to challenge some of society’s received wisdom – for free.
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A sweeping plan to reform the federal government could be considered an effort to undo the New Deal with a single org chart.
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Jesse Van Tol, chief executive of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, blasted the proposal over the changes to affordable housing.
“This new advance notice of proposed rulemaking appears to ask the kinds of questions that you might ask if you were trying to water down a rule,” says Jesse Van Tol, CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, a nonprofit that promotes fair practices in lending and housing. “Are there loopholes that should be provided? Is the rule burdensome?”
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National Community Reinvestment Coalition CEO Jesse Van Tol assailed the plan as an “assault on America’s working class” that shows the sway industry lobbyists have over the Trump administration.
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National Community Reinvestment Coalition CEO Jesse Van Tol called the plan “an assault on America’s working class” based on the elimination of affordable housing goals.
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Will tax incentives really encourage investors to help revitalize low-income communities? Research on similar efforts from the past suggests otherwise.
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According to a new study from New America, African Americans and Latinx incur more bank account costs and fees than whites even when dealing with small financial institutions.
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President Trump and Congress continue to chip away at regulations for financial institutions, arguing, in part, that these moves will support small and community banks.
Four years after Michael Brown was shot by police, the neighborhood where he was killed still feels left behind
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The Trump administration is citing an endorsement from unlikely source — former President Barack Obama — as it touts a plan to reorganize the federal government.
AP: Interior links reorganization plan to Obama Read More »
Everyday people should support lawmakers, activists and public-interest technologists in demanding transparency, equity and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence that governs our lives.
New York Times: When the robot doesn’t see dark skin Read More »
First lady Melania Trump on Thursday made a surprise trip to Texas to meet immigrant children separated from their families due to the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy.
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New technology using artificial intelligence is meant to take race and gender bias out of hiring, but it could backfire.
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Minimum opening deposits and other fees associated with checking accounts are significantly higher in black and Latino neighborhoods.
